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Lupita Nyong'o on Hollywood & Diversity

The Academy Award winner shared her feelings about the conversation on inclusion in Hollywood. She is making her Broadway debut in "Eclipsed", the story of five women brought together by the upheaval in Liberia, that opens at the Golden Theater in March.

(Published Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018)

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o is working on a picture book.

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers announced Thursday that Nyong'o's "Sulwe" will come out next January. According to the publisher, the Kenyan actress' debut book will be a story about "colorism," the favorable treatment given to people with lighter skin. Sulwe is a 5-year-old girl from Kenya coming to terms with her dark skin. The book's illustrator is still to be determined.

Nyong'o said in a statement that the book would draw on her own experiences of being "taunted" about her skin.

Nyong'o won a best-supporting actress Oscar for "Twelve Years a Slave." Her other credits include "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" and the upcoming "Black Panther."

When the 'Shib Sibs' Saw Leslie Jones in the Crowd, They Knew It Would Be a Good Day

Alex and Maia Shibutani were scanning the crowd before their performance in the ice dance competition at the Olympic Winter Games when they saw a familiar face, "SNL" star Leslie Jones. After that, the "Shib Sibs" took the ice and won a bronze medal.